I live near the Mississippi River and I like to create with odd and ends.(McGyver nickname)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

MFP blog hop day one- OWLS

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Oct. Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured Oct. 28

Owls

FeaturedOct. 29

Polka Dot Country

FeaturedOct. 30

Cardinal

FeaturedOct. 31

Create with Pine Boughs

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on

Nov. 1, 2014 on the MFP Stamp Shop blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!)

The deadline for

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Oct. 31, 2014

When I saw the little owl, I knew I wanted to make a bookmark. I watercolored my owl to try and make the look of feathers. The background of my bookmark was made using faux barn board technique. I embossed it with my script folder and cuttlebug. I added gold paint over the raised areas. I also added copper inka gold with a stencil

About Me

I've been married to my Best Friend for 26 years. I have four kids. I am a born again Christian. I love to create things especially out of paper. I also love photography. I always wonder how people came up with the titles of their blogs, so I thought I would share with you the story behind mine. My title for my blog comes from living along the Mississippi river, and from my friends on Splitcoast Stampers. They call me McGyver. I don't have a lot of money to buy the fancy stamping supplies, so I make do with what I have... hence the nickname McGyver.